How many people are using Feature X? Of those, how many are trying to do the action reported as broken?Of those, can we correlate them to crashes in the app, or exceptions created in the code?Are there correlations between those crashes or exceptions and service dependencies, load spikes, or other environmental concerns (e.g. memory, disk space, etc.)?Is there a correlation to a certain time of day or day of the week?Does the error only occur for

certain accounts? Or certain geographies? Or languages?Answers to questions like these enable you to make informed decisions about prioritization....(Read whole news on source site)

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” -- Zig Ziglar Here is my collection of 101 Proven Practices for Focus. It still needs work to improve it, but I wanted to shared it, as is, because focus is one of the most important skills we can develop for work and life. Focus is the backbone of personal effectiveness, personal development, productivity, time management, leadership skills, and just about anything that matters. Focus is a key ingredient to helping us achieve the things

we set out to do, and to learn the things we need to learn. Without focus, we can’t achieve great results. I have a very healthy respect for the power of focus to amplify impact, to create amazing breakthroughs, and to make things happen. The Power of Focus Long ago one of my most impactful mentors said that focus is what separates the best from the rest. In all of his experience, what exceptional people had, that others did not, was focus. Here are a few relevant definitions of focus: A main...(Read whole news on source site)

Telerik is hosting a new event called TelerikNext taking place in Boston, MA on May 3rd-5th. This 3-day conference includes: A full day of expert-led workshops, prior to the event that includes web, desktop and mobile. 48+ sessions in which passionate experts will share Telerik perspectives on HTML5, .NET, JavaScript and Mobile development, emerging paradigms, Agile development and architecture best practices. Keynotes from Grant Imahara (from MythBusters) as well as Telerik customers and industry analysts. Deep coverage of the

complete Telerik product portfolio. Plenty of opportunity to meet and share ideas with peers, Telerik experts and partners and event sponsors. You can get $50 off per person by using the promo code “CRUMP”. We look forward to seeing you there!

One of the most often ignored extensibility point in Web Forms is the Control Builder. Control Builders are subclasses of ControlBuilder that can be specified per control (including User Controls) or page class. It controls some aspects of a control instance:

As a step on the path of enabling software for all audiences and abilities, we’re happy to share a new Visual Studio extension that leverages Tenon’s HTML accessibility checker service. With this extension, we’ve made it easier for developers to detect and resolve common HTML-based user interface accessibility issues.
Unlike some other web-based accessibility checking services, Tenon’s service has a public API and is designed to be integrated with extensible tools like Visual Studio. We’d love for you to try it out by installing the extension Tenon HTML Accessibility Checker from the Visual Studio Gallery or from within

Visual Studio.
(Note: We will publish the source code for the extension on GitHub in about a month so that you can improve upon or evolve the extension to support other accessibility checker services.)
Now, let’s go over this new extension in a little more detail.
Adding the Tenon HTML Accessibility Checker to Visual Studio
To get started, open a supported version of Visual Studio such as VS 2013, 2015 Preview or the free Visual Studio Community. Select the Tools menu, and then the Extensions and Updates option. Search for “accessibility” and select Install the Tenon HTML Accessibility Checker. Restart Visual Studio when...(Read whole news on source site)

A while back, I wrote a blog post title The 5 Stages of a SaaS Bootstrapper’s Grief. In this post, I add my own take on the 5 Stages of Grief – which are typically talked about in the context of dealing with loss – and apply the stages to entrepreneurial work. On March 2nd, […]